Google India has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for Project Vaani. The aims of this initiative to build an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model to collect language samples from 773 districts across India.
It will be an AI-based language model that can understand diverse Indian languages and dialects. Potential use of such datasets is in building apps in areas such as health, agriculture, and financial inclusion.
The project is part of Bengaluru-based IISc and AI and Robotics Technology Park’s (Artpark) Bhasha AI project that includes SYSPIN (Synthesizing Speech in Indian languages) and RESPIN (Recognizing Speech in Indian languages).